CS/SB 36: Use of Professional Nursing Titles
GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Sharief ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood ; Davis ; Rouson ; Berman
Use of Professional Nursing Titles; Authorizing licensed nurses who hold a doctoral degree to use specified titles and abbreviations in a specified manner; prohibiting nurses who hold a doctoral degree from using a specified title in the clinical setting without clearly specifying their profession, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 9/8/2025 Senate • Filed
10/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/28/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/2/2026 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 2
2/3/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/4/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time
2/9/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/12/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
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CS/SB 36, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2026 at 2:02 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 237 (c1) Use of Professional Nursing Titles Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/10/2026 S Received 
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 606532 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
(Sharief)2/10/2026
10:53 AMWithdrawn
2/12/2026Web Page
PDF508632 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
(Sharief)2/11/2026
2:35 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/12/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/12/2026 2:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 8 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 464.015 Titles and abbreviations; restrictions; penalty. Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 36, Original Filed Version Posted 9/8/2025 at 1:56 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/30/2026 (pdf)
Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 237 (c1) Use of Professional Nursing Titles Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/10/2026 S Received
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 690594 - Amendment
Delete lines 16 - 24 and insert:Health Policy
(Sharief)1/29/2026
10:32 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/3/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/2/2026 3:30 PM Health Policy 9 Yeas - 2 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 464.015 Titles and abbreviations; restrictions; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)